Thailand’s inaugural “Running of the Bride” race went down on Saturday, with 20 soon-to-be-hitched ladies sprinting for a chance to win a dream wedding and honeymoon.
Fully decked out in wedding white, the brides ran a 300-meter dash and performed other challenges including sewing, calculating household accounts, preparing breakfast, and tying a tie for their grooms-to-be.
How sexist. Cook your own damn breakfast, grooms!
Anyways, the event – which took place at Railway Park in Chatuchak district – was won by 27-year old office worker Siriphen Viratyaporn who finished in 15 minutes, the Bangkok Post reported.
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“I did well in the running, even if I had to wear a long wedding dress. Sewing was the most difficult part,” she said. She will soon wed her boyfriend Pakinai Anumansirikul, who is 30 years old and has been her boyfriend for three years.
They are receiving a wedding package worth THB600,000 from event organizer Easy FM105.5 which include a deluxe pre-wedding photo shoot, an all expenses paid wedding at a five-star Bangkok hotel, and a honeymoon in Phuket.
Maybe putting up with tasks that reinforce old-fashioned gender roles is worth it after all…
